{"product_id":"not-russian-enough-9781580465007","title":"Not Russian Enough?","description":"\u003cb\u003eOffers fresh perspectives on the function of nationalist thought in the cosmopolitan opera world, with particular emphasis on the idea of \"Russianness\" in four nineteenth-century operas by Glinka, Serov, Tchaikovsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the nineteenth century, Russian composers and critics were encouraged to cultivate a national style to distinguish their music from the dominant Italian, French, and German traditions. \u003ci\u003eNot Russian Enough?\u003c\/i\u003e explores this aspiration for a nationalist musical tradition as it was carried out in the cosmopolitan world of opera. Rutger Helmers analyzes the cultural context, music, and reception of four important operas: Glinka's \u003ci\u003eA Life for the Tsar\u003c\/i\u003e (1836), Serov's \u003ci\u003eJudith\u003c\/i\u003e (1863), Tchaikovsky's \u003ci\u003eThe Maid of Orléans\u003c\/i\u003e (1881), and Rimsky-Korsakov's \u003ci\u003eThe Tsar's Bride\u003c\/i\u003e (1899). He discusses such issues as the influence of Italian and French opera, the use of foreign subjects, the application of local color, and the adherence to the classics, and considers how these related to a sense of \"Russianness.\" Besides yielding new insights for each of these works, this study offers a fresh perspective on the function of nationalist thought in the nineteenth-century Russian opera world..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Rutger Helmers is Assistant Professor in Historical Musicology at the University of Amsterdam and lectures in literary and cultural studies at Radboud University Nijmegen.","brand":"Rutger Helmers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280641962235,"sku":"9781580465007","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781580465007.jpg?v=1772485062","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/not-russian-enough-9781580465007","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}